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A Beautiful Wrasse that was buzzing my camera. After multiple shots one finally came out nice and clear. Canon A640
By Chad Ordelheide
posted Friday, January 18, 2008
53 votes

A pair of Colemen Shrimp nestled in their colorful Anemone.
By Chad Ordelheide
posted Monday, January 19, 2009
49 votes

Glossodoris cruenta. A great find in the last few minutes of our last dive in Lombok.
By Chad Ordelheide
posted Tuesday, January 20, 2009
43 votes

A Whip Coral Xeno Crab. Just of the Liberty Wreck in Tulamben, Bali. Canon A640
By Chad Ordelheide
posted Wednesday, January 21, 2009
36 votes

Okenia atkinsonorum sponge cruising at Nelson Bay!
By Chad Ordelheide
posted Tuesday, April 26, 2011
35 votes

Trinchesia yamasui from Anilao. A fun find at the end of the trip!
By Chad Ordelheide
posted Wednesday, June 3, 2009
34 votes

This beautiful nudibranch was perched on the tip of a staghorn coral. Who could resit this shot? Canon A640
By Chad Ordelheide
posted Saturday, January 26, 2008
31 votes

A very small juvenile Frogfish from Anilao, Philippines.
By Chad Ordelheide
posted Monday, December 14, 2009
31 votes

Glossodoris rufromarginata cruising over a sea squirt. Canon A640
By Chad Ordelheide
posted Thursday, February 12, 2009
30 votes

Eric Fly floats in the solar flare! Dive: Ice Cream, Saipan
By Chad Ordelheide
posted Tuesday, December 11, 2007
28 votes
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41 Entries Found: Page 1  of  2
Hypselodoris Bullockii from Anilao! by Chad Ordelheide
Hypselodoris Bullockii from Anilao!
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 29, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Nudibranch with Hydraulics Nelson Bay, Australia by Chad Ordelheide
Nudibranch with Hydraulics
Nelson Bay, Australia
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Australia
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Pajama Squid strutting it's stuff at the Pipeline, NB. by Chad Ordelheide
Pajama Squid strutting it's stuff at the Pipeline, NB.
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 28, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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Okenia atkinsonorum sponge cruising at Nelson Bay! by Chad Ordelheide
Okenia atkinsonorum sponge cruising at Nelson Bay!
35 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 26, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Australia
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Finally a Harlequin in our own back yard! by Chad Ordelheide
Finally a Harlequin in our own back yard!
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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Chelinodura hirundinina surprise appearance :-) by Chad Ordelheide
Chelinodura hirundinina surprise appearance :-)
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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A surprise Micromelo Encounter by Chad Ordelheide
A surprise Micromelo Encounter
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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Nudibranch at the Watering Hole. by Chad Ordelheide
Nudibranch at the Watering Hole.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 23, 2010
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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Club O...Those who know, go! by Chad Ordelheide
Club O...Those who know, go!
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 22, 2010
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Business end of a Trigger. He was very interested in in... by Chad Ordelheide
Business end of a Trigger.
He was very interested in in my camera...or fingers. I never new they had fuzzy lips!
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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A pretty specimen found at Outhouse Dive site..don't ask :-) by Chad Ordelheide
A pretty specimen found at Outhouse Dive site..don't ask :-)
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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A Blue Blenny for the new year! by Chad Ordelheide
A Blue Blenny for the new year!
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Colman Shrimp on a Fire Urchin...Not Cropped :-) by Chad Ordelheide
Colman Shrimp on a Fire Urchin...Not Cropped :-)
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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I'm scared of heights!!! Taringa halgerda, Anilao Philip... by Chad Ordelheide
I'm scared of heights!!!
Taringa halgerda, Anilao Philippines.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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A very small juvenile Frogfish from Anilao, Philippines. by Chad Ordelheide
A very small juvenile Frogfish from Anilao, Philippines.
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31 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Favorinus Sp. found on Glossodoris eggs which I believe t... by Chad Ordelheide
Favorinus Sp. found on Glossodoris eggs which I believe they eat! Canon A640 and Custom 20x Macro.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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I hadn't seen a Smiling Blenny for a while so I obliged w... by Chad Ordelheide
I hadn't seen a Smiling Blenny for a while so I obliged with one of my own. I only cropped a few pixels... ;-)
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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Zebra Moray getting acquainted with my Macro Lens. by Chad Ordelheide
Zebra Moray getting acquainted with my Macro Lens.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Trinchesia yamasui from Anilao. A fun find at the end of ... by Chad Ordelheide
Trinchesia yamasui from Anilao. A fun find at the end of the trip!
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Spiral Shell searching the sand on an Anilao Night Dive. by Chad Ordelheide
Spiral Shell searching the sand on an Anilao Night Dive.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Chambered Nautilus at Big Drop-off by Chad Ordelheide
Chambered Nautilus at Big Drop-off

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
another subject guaranteed in Palau
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 30, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Palau
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Glossodoris rufromarginata cruising over a sea squirt. Ca... by Chad Ordelheide
Glossodoris rufromarginata cruising over a sea squirt. Canon A640
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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One of Tulambens many Pygmy Seahorses, holding on tightly... by Chad Ordelheide
One of Tulambens many Pygmy Seahorses, holding on tightly to his Gorgonian. Canon A640
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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My donation to the many Ghost Pipefish photos. Canon A640... by Chad Ordelheide
My donation to the many Ghost Pipefish photos. Canon A640, Tulamben
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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A Whip Coral Xeno Crab. Just of the Liberty Wreck in Tula... by Chad Ordelheide
A Whip Coral Xeno Crab. Just of the Liberty Wreck in Tulamben, Bali. Canon A640
36 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Glossodoris cruenta. A great find in the last few minutes... by Chad Ordelheide
Glossodoris cruenta. A great find in the last few minutes of our last dive in Lombok.
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2009
Winner Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2009 awards final round judging

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
nudi of the month!
43 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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A pair of Colemen Shrimp nestled in their colorful Anemone. by Chad Ordelheide
A pair of Colemen Shrimp nestled in their colorful Anemone.
49 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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